Description
TBX chromogenic Agar is a dehydrated nutrient medium for microbiology, specified with reference to ISO 16649-2 and ISO 16649-3 and aligned with ISO 11133 expectations for culture media quality. It is intended for laboratory work on coliforms and Escherichia coli, where chromogenic TBX plates are prepared from the dry formulation. The product is In life-science and food or water microbiology laboratories, TBX media are used within standardised enumeration and detection schemes for β-glucuronidase-positive E. coli and related organisms, following the cited ISO methods. The dry medium is reconstituted, sterilised or heat-treated as required by the method, and poured into plates before use. Categories include dehydrated nutrient media for microbiology and media for coliforms and E. coli. This preparation comes from manufacturer Carl ROTH Store and handle according to the stated conditions and safety data. Use within validated ISO-based workflows and good laboratory practice to obtain plates suitable for chromogenic differentiation in routine and reference testing environments.
This article is part of Enzymes & substrates, in Biochemicals & reagents.
Key features
- Casein peptone: 20,0 g/l
- Bile salts: 1,5 g/l
- x-β-D-Glucuronide: 0,075 g/l
- Agar: 15,0 g/l
- pH value: 7,2 ±0,2
- Pack sizes: 500 g, 100 g
- Storage temperature: +15 to +25 °C
- Product type: TBX chromogenic Agar
- Standards: ISO 16649-2 and -3, ISO 11133
- Technical Information Sheet:
- Safety Data Sheet:
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TBX chromogenic Agar, ISO 16649-2 a. -3, for microbiology, 500 g, plastic is the article on this page. Luminix Health distributes Carl Roth for laboratory use. It sits in Enzymes & substrates, inside Biochemicals & reagents, in Microbiology lab supplies.
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